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NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: China is the largest producer and user of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in the world, growing approximately 50 million tons per year. They need almost 3 million tons of seed potatoes per year and have banned the importation of new seed potatoes for over 17 years. China has a significant potato disease problem, and by 2003 will authorize the importation of 'certified' seed pot ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal aims to evaluate the efficacy of Native American ethnobotanical treatments for tuberculosis for the purpose of making available acceptable, affordable alternatives to current TB drugs, especially in developing countries with massive TB case loads such as the People's Republic of China. No new drugs have been introduced for the treatment of tuberc ...

This research refines existing associate decision aiding technology and applies it to a new, larger air traffic management (ATM) domain. We have shown in other NASA projects how our associate systems can provide Distributed Air-Ground (DAG) decision aiding to pilots, air traffic controllers, and airline dispatchers within the ATM system of a UAV free NAS. Our existing C2IT software provides decisi ...

A goal of the Future Combat System (FCS) is to perform resupply functions under combat conditions without exposing friendly personnel. With the demonstrated success of autonomous vehicles in the Army Research Laboratory's DEMO III Semi-Autonomous Off RoadMobility program this goal is now achievable. Autonomous vehicles become

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Clot formation and dissolution are essential to human survival. Abnormal clot formation and occlusion of blood vessels of the heart, lung, brain, and peripheral circulation can result in death, incapacitation, and limb amputation. Rapid treatment with thrombolytic agents to dissolve clots and restore blood flow is a means to minimize morbidity and mortality i ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With a daily production capacity of two grams of protein per egg, the chicken ovalbumin gene locus has the potential to synthesize large amounts of biopharmaceutical proteins into the eggs of transgenic hens. This phase I SBIR project will test the feasibility of using large expression constructs, based on the complete 200 kilobase chicken ovalbumin gene locus, ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Parenteral administration of insulin via the subcutaneous route is the only commercially available therapy to treat insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Multiple daily injections are required to manage and maintain blood glucose control due to its relatively short duration of action (4 to 8 hours). Oral insulin would provide an attractive alternative. However, ...

50051-98-I The Development of "ShortWatch," a Novel Overtemperature and Mechanical Damage Sensing Technology for Wires or Cables--BPW Incorporated, 372 River Drive, Dahlonega, GA 30533-5248; (757) 850-8679 Mr. Kenneth S. Watkins, Principal Investigator Mr. Jack Morris, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82543 Amount: $74,500 This project will develop the ¿ShortWatch¿ fault-sensing t ...

50402-98-I Hybrid Multilayer Membranes for the Selective Separation of Hydrogen from Complex Gas Streams--CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating Technologies, 3901 Green Industrial Way, Chamblee, GA 30341-1913; (770) 457-8400 Dr. Henry Luten, Principal Investigator Mr. Jerome J. Schmitt, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82546 Amount: $75,000 The efficient separation and purification of hydro ...

50261-98-I Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition (CCVD) of High Temperature Ceramic Insulator Coatings on Superconductor Wire--CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating Technologies, 3901 Green Industrial Way, Chamblee, GA 30341-1913; (770) 457-8400 Dr. T. Jan Hwang, Principal Investigator Mr. Jerome J. Schmitt, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82545 Amount: $75,000 This project will develop a co ...